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Curriculum and Instruction: Web Resources

This subject guide identifies and defines standard information retrieval tools and resources for a specific subject. Each guide was created to provide information about each subject, as well as assist with research related to this subject.

Government Web Resources

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Below are some web resources from relevant government agencies and departments. These sites are great sources for articles, reports, datasets, professional development materials and more.

Illinois State Board of Education

This site provides a great deal of information for parents, students, teachers and administrators in Illinois. Highlights include the Illinois Learning Standards and the Illinois Interactive Report Card.

U.S. Department of Education - Research and Statistics

Here, you will find statistical information from various research organizations. This is a great resource for education researchers.

Education World - Standards

This site provides an overview of educational standards at both the state and national levels.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

This resource is provided by the U.S. Department of Education and contains teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.

Teacher Resources - Library of Congress

The Library of Congress provides teachers with classroom materials and professional development resources through this website.

Lesson Plans

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Below are some great web resources that you can use to build or incorporate into your lesson plans.

PBS TeacherSource 

TeacherSource provides multimedia resources for the classroom by topic area and grade level

Discovery Education

Browse or search for lesson plans that were created by teachers for other teachers.

New York Times Learning Network

This site brings together resources for parents, students and teachers for grades 3-12.

Education World: Lesson Planning Center

Here you will find some great resources for planning lessons on a wide range of topics.

Google Search Education

Google has created a series of lesson plans to help students develop their search and information literacy skills.

Gateway to 21st Century Skills

The Gateway is one of the first online repositories for education materials, including lesson plans.